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The dilemmas of a carrier of BRCA1 gene mutations.
Patient education and counseling - 1 Sept 1998
de Vries-Kragt K
Abstract excerpt
This article describes that the decision to be tested on carriership of hereditary cancer has consequences that are more far-reaching than a potential carrier can anticipate beforehand. The experiences of a 41 year old woman, carrier of a mutated BRCA1 gene, who shortly before her scheduled bilateral breast amputation, decided not to have surgery, are described from the point of view of a clinical setting. The...
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